THIRD YEAR (128 credits) 1 Compulsory modules

Subject Code Module Credits

Integrated Organisational

Communication ICOM3714 Integrated Marketing Communication 16

ICOM3718 Marketing Communication Campaigns 32

ICOM3724 Strategic Corporate Communication 16

ICOM3728 Integrated Communication in Organisations 32

Communication Science COMM3714 Communication Research 16

COMM3724 Development and Health Communication 16

60 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM

Qualification Minimum period of

study Abbreviation Programme

Code Degree

Code Academic

Plan Code Exit Level Bachelor of Arts in

Journalism 3 years BA (Journalism) B1335 13350 BC130035 NQF 7

Credits:

Curriculum core CSIL1561

Sub-total:

Compulsory additional credits UFSS1504

Language foundation provision module, based on NBT results (if applicable) Total credits:

384 4 388 16 32 436 1. CAREER PROSPECTS

The primary purpose of the programme is to equip students to work as journalists – with specific knowledge of the South African context and the requirements of a transitional society – in various media contexts, ranging from community media through commercial media to public broadcasting, and across platforms, including print, broadcast and online/multimedia.

2. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the requirements as presented in number 2.1 under General Information in this Rule Book, the following also applies:

A student wishing to enrol in the BA (Journalism) programme must have an Endorsed Senior Certificate and an M score of 30 points (prior to 2008).

OR

Successfully passed the National Senior Certificate with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement that has been certified with an applicable endorsement by Umalusi; or be in possession of a National Certificate (Vocational) with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement, and attained the required minimum admission point (AP) of 30, plus have an achievement level of no less that 4 (50% - 59%) for the school-leaving examination in English . Alternatively, a Higher Certificate or an Advanced Certificate or Diploma in a cognate field may satisfy the minimum admission requirements.

3. CURRICULUM

3.1 The curriculum consists of:

• Compulsory modules in each of the three years;

• Elective modules to the value of 32 credits a year in the first and second year (2 x 32 = 64) from the following list of subjects:

Anthropology, Criminology, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Art History and Image Studies, English, Afrikaans (additional language (AFR)), Afrikaans (mother tongue (AFN)) (See Table A).

3.2 Progression rules and maximum residential period

The progression requirements for the BA (Journalism) are the following:

(a) In the first study year, students are required to pass 68 credits of the minimum required total credits prescribed for the first year of the curriculum, to be allowed to start with the second year’s study.

(b) In the second study year, students are required to pass at least 148 credits of the minimum required total credits prescribed for the first and second year of the curriculum (cumulative), to be able to start with the next year’s study.

(c) In the third study year, students are required to pass at least 228 credits of the minimum required total credits prescribed for the first three years of the curriculum (cumulative) to be able to progress to the next year of study.

(d) In the fourth study year, students are required to pass at least 308 credits of the minimum required total credits prescribed for the first four years of the curriculum (cumulative) to be able to progress to the next year of study.

(e) In the fifth study year, students are required to pass 100% of all the total credits prescribed for the curriculum (cumulative).

Study Year Minimum required total credits to pass (cumulative)

Y1 68

Y2 + 80 = 148

Y3 + 80 = 228

Y4 + 80 = 308

Y5 + 80 = 388

HUM 1: Academic Progression Rules

(a) Students who do not obtain the minimum credits per year will automatically be BLOCKED FOR REGISTRATION in the Faculty. They can appeal to the Faculty Readmission Appeals Committee for re-admission. The appeal form must be completed and submitted to the Office of the Dean two days after the results of the additional examinations are available.

(b) Students repeating modules can only register for a maximum of 64 credits per semester. Special permission may be granted for adding one 16-credit module.

(c) Students will only be allowed to repeat a module once if they meet the minimum requirements for repetition. All results, such as fail, discontinue or incomplete, are regarded as an attempt to do the module.

(d) No first-year module can be repeated more than once.

(e) Students who do not pass all their required first-year modules (at least 120 mainstream credits) after three years, plus have at least obtained 48 second-year credits, will not be allowed to re-register to the Faculty of the Humanities.

(f) Students must pass a minimum of 80 credits to be able to register for modules in a SUBSEQUENT study year of a learning programme.

(g) Students cannot register for third-year modules if any first-year modules are outstanding.

(h) Students must complete their degrees within the residential period. If it becomes evident that the student will not be able to comply with this rule, the student can be deregistered even if the residential period has not been reached.

(i) Students who do not comply with (h), but have a maximum of 4 modules outstanding, will only be allowed to conditionally register for one more semester. The student must then pass all the modules that they are registered for in that semester.

(j) Students may only register for one additional 16-credit module per semester, over and above the number of prescribed modules required in the learning programme. Approval will depend on the academic record of the student.

3.3 National Benchmark Tests (NBT)

A prospective student registering for an undergraduate entry level qualification for the first time in the Faculty of the Humanities must take the Academic and Quantitative Literacy Test prior to registering and must have done so within the last three years prior to registration. If the stipulated requirements of the National Benchmark Tests (Academic Literacy ≥ 64%) have not been met, or the results of the tests cannot be submitted, registration for the language foundation provision module (EALH1508) is mandatory. The credits of this module are additional to the required credits of the qualification. A qualification is not awarded unless the mandatory foundation provision module has been passed.

4 FIRST YEAR (148 CREDITS) 4.1 Compulsory modules (128 credits)

Subject Code Module Credits

Journalism JCOM1508 Newsroom 1 32

Communication science COMM1514 Interpersonal Communication 16

COMM1534 Visual Communication 16

COMM1524 Applied Interpersonal Communication 16

COMM1544 Persuasive Communication 16

Electives Modules to the value of 32 credits from the list of subjects in Table A below 32

TABLE A (Electives) Anthropology Criminology

French (French for beginners) German (Beginners or intermediate)

62 History

Philosophy Political Science Sociology

Art History and Image Studies English

Sesotho

Afrikaans (additional language (AFR)) Afrikaans and Dutch (AFN)

(Pre-requisites and rules of progression will apply. Refer to the alphabetical list of subjects at the back of this Rule Book for full details on module codes for each year of study.)

4.2 Computer literacy

NOTE: It is expected of all students to write the promotional test in CSIL1561 before the lectures for the first year of study commence.

Students who pass the promotional test with at least 70%, are exempted from class attendance, but still need to register for CSIL1561.

This module is compulsory for the successful completion of a qualification in the Faculty of the Humanities.

Code Module Credits

CSIL1561 Computer literacy: Part 1 4

4.3 Language foundation provision module

If the stipulated requirements of the National Benchmark Tests (Academic Literacy ≥ 64%) have not been met, or the results of the tests cannot be submitted, registration for and successful completion of the language foundation provision module (EALH1508) is mandatory.

Code Module Credits

EALH1508 English Academic Literacy for the Humanities I 32

4.4 Compulsory module (16 credits)

Code Module Credits

UFSS1504 Undergraduate Core Curriculum 16

As per the UFS General Rules, UFSS1504 is compulsory and a pre-requisite for degree completion. Students in the extended programme, who passed SCLL1508, and students from the Higher Certificate, who passed (SCLL1414 + SCLL1524) will receive recognition for UFSS1512, which is equivalent to the first semester of UFSS1504. These students will then register for UFSS1522, a second semester module, which is equivalent to the second semester of UFSS1504. Mainstream students will register for UFSS1504.

5. SECOND YEAR (128 CREDITS)

In document Undergraduate Rule Book 2021 (Page 61-64)